Independentists of the Catalan Countries
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Independentists of the Catalan Countries (in Catalan
: Independentistes dels Països Catalans) was a separatist political party
in the Catalan Countries
. IPC was formed on March 3, 1979 through the merger of the Socialist Party of National Liberation - provisional (PSAN-p) from the Catalan regions in Spain
and the Socialist Organisation of National Liberation (OSAN) from the Catalan region of France
. IPC published Lluita.
Front groups of IPC included:
In 1985 IPC took part in the formation of the Movement for Defence of the Land (MDT) together with the Socialist Party of National Liberation (PSAN). IPC had worked for unity amongst Catalan independentists since 1983. In 1988 the rivalry between IPC and PSAN leads to a split in MDT and two separate organizations, both called MDT emerge. Later IPC dissolved itself into the MDT faction aligned with it.
Catalan language
Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
: Independentistes dels Països Catalans) was a separatist political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in the Catalan Countries
Catalan Countries
The Catalan term Països Catalans refers to the territories where the Catalan language is spoken.The first mentions of the term date back to the late 19th century, but it never surpassed the limits of a small circle of Catalan authors until its strictly cultural dimension became increasingly...
. IPC was formed on March 3, 1979 through the merger of the Socialist Party of National Liberation - provisional (PSAN-p) from the Catalan regions in Spain
Spain
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and the Socialist Organisation of National Liberation (OSAN) from the Catalan region of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. IPC published Lluita.
Front groups of IPC included:
- Committee for Solidarity with the Catalan Patriots (Comitès de Solidaritat amb els Patriotes Catalans, CSPC)
- Workers in Struggle CollectivesWorkers in Struggle CollectivesCol·lectius d'Obrers en Lluita was a Catalan left-nationalist trade union. COLL functioned as the trade union wing of the Socialist Party of National Liberation - provisional . COLL, which was formed by members of CC.OO. emerged in January 1977, with cells in Barcelona, Lleida and Majorca...
(Col·lectius d'Obrers en Lluita, COLL) - Language Defense Groups (Grups de Defensa de la Llengua)
- Independentist Women (Dones Independentistes)
In 1985 IPC took part in the formation of the Movement for Defence of the Land (MDT) together with the Socialist Party of National Liberation (PSAN). IPC had worked for unity amongst Catalan independentists since 1983. In 1988 the rivalry between IPC and PSAN leads to a split in MDT and two separate organizations, both called MDT emerge. Later IPC dissolved itself into the MDT faction aligned with it.